Camp stove



March 26, 1929. B. F. KILER 1,706,886

CAMP STOVE Filed Aug. 26, 192'? INVENTOR BUFIKL'LeI' ATTORNEY PatentedMar. 26, 1929.

UNITE STATES.

PATENT. OFFICE.

BENJAMIN Ii. KILER, OF LINDEN, CALIFORNIA.

GAMIE' STOVE.

Application filed August 26, 1927. Serial No. 215,643.

which will be provided with two warming or bake ovens, two cookingutensil places and rests, two cooking places, an under draft, and acombination leg, pan rests and handle.

it further object of the invention is to provide a stove which when notin use canbe readily adapted to be used as a packing box and the legspreviously used to support the stove to be then capable for use as ahandle for the packing box, in this way min imizing the spacenecessarily consumed in the transportation of camp equipment Theseobjectsv I accomplish by' means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claims.

in the drawings similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views:

1 is a perspective view of the cook stove set up ready for use andshowing one oven door open.

Fig. 2 is a smaller plan view of the stove as shown in Fig. 1, butshowing both end doors closed.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the body elements of the stove indisassociated relation.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, I first provide side plates 1 having overhang ing edge flanges2. These flanges 2 are provided with spaced apart sets of slots 8 toreceive the edges of substantially rec tan gular' ovens 4-, the sides 1when the parts are fitted together forming the closure sides for theoven. Each oven is provided. with a hinged door 5 adapted to be securedin closed position by an L-pin 6 arranged to be turned into engagementwith a depending flange 7 at the upper edge of each oven. As will beseen when the elements of the stove are fitted together and secured byremovable stove bolts 8 there is formed a stove having an intermediatefire area A. with an oven immediately adjacent each end thereof. Theseovens can, then be. used either as warming ovens, baking ovens or.

a pin 9, and turnable on thesepins outside of the stove are rectangularhoops 10 which project angularly with respect to the body of the stoveand when the stove is in use as such fit against the ground and hold thestove slightly elevated, the upper straps thereof in that case engagingthe top flanges -2 and forming cooking receptacle holdersto be disposedabove the fire.

In practice thefire is built in the space A upon the grate 11, which isin that case supported on the lower flanges f2, and inasmuch as thestove is elevated above the ground by the hoops 10 a good draft isassured, and also a well regulated cooking area is afforded both forboiling, frving and baking. 1 j 0 hen the stove is not to be used assuch, but it is desiredto use it as a packing box, its cooking positionisi'eversed, in which event the grate drops down against the oppositeflanges 2, leaving an open top, and the materialto be transported can bepacked into the space A and the hoops 10 can then be used as handlesinstead of legs for the purpose of transporting the box.

It will be quite apparent to anyone that by means of the construction ofthe stove as shown, it can also be readily taken down and put into verycompact form for storage or easy transportation when not in use. 7

The position of the hoops 1.0 relative to the body of the stove may atall times be adjusted and set if desired by means of wing nuts 9 mountedon the ends of the pins 9.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and useful anddesire by Letters Patent is:

1. A stove comprising a pair of spaced end ovens an intermediatefireplace, and means supporting the stove in elevated position, suchmeans comprising rectangular elements embracing the stove and resting ona supporting surface and at the same time the stove, supports for thestove including" receptacle holding elements projecting across theopposite flanges of the-sidq-plates, snqch grate being slidably disposedbetween the side plates and flanges, andithei supports be- 1 ing capableof also being Lusedas handles to 1 transport-T the stoye-whenthet-latter'isfiinenclosing-- a fireplace area, intur'ned side flangesalong the top and :bottom edges 01' theL-plates, and a grate supportedon; the

lower set of flanges,. and= movable betn-een the upper andl'ower'flanges wherebyto enable the stove to be invertedeand the, grate to, behan supported by the normally uppermost flangeaand handlemeansidepending fromtthe bottomot the stove to enable the *same to be.lifted when in such in-verted position. I V p 4. A'stoveincludingvertical slde plates enelosingla fireplace aa7ea-,intu.rned side flangesalong the top: and bottom edges of the plates,

' and Iagrate supported on the lower-set of flanges, and movable betweenthe upper and lowerflanges whereby to' enable the stove to be invertedand the grate to be then supsaid leg members serving as handles to transport the stove when the same is inverted.

5, -A- stove including Vertical side plates enclosing a fireplace area,leg elen'lcnts extending alongside theLplates and; pivoted intermediatetheir ends thereon and-norlnall y projecting in'diyerging relationtoward their lower ends, and horizontalmembers connect- 8. A stove ncludmg verticalside;- plates ingtheupperends of the legs and thenextendmg-aemss the top or thefireplace-area nrlongltudinally spacedrelation to erve as receptacle supportsand to limit the divergingmovement of the legs.

6. A stove mcludlng side plates enclosing a -h replace' area,unturnedflanges along the top-andbottom edges of the, plates, a grate movable between-and supported by either set of flanges-depending onwhether the stove is -heldin an upright or inverted position, and meansfor carrying the stove in an inverted position.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

BENJAMIN F. KILER.

